NEWS, UPDATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS ROUNDUP
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FROM THE LAST WEEK (13/10/25 to 18/10/25)
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ALL OF OUR HORNBY AUTUMN SALE ITEMS HAVE NOW ARRIVED! Autumn has arrived — and so have the savings! For a limited time, enjoy up to 55% off over 80 Hornby items at Rails of Sheffield.
Whether you’re expanding your layout or starting something new, this is the perfect chance to pick up some new locomotives and rolling stock at unbeatable prices. Plenty of items are in stock and ready to ship, and we’re expecting a complete restock across all lines very soon! If your order includes an item awaiting restock, please allow a little extra time for delivery — it’ll be worth the wait.
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| Class 08 BR Intercity Swallow 0-6-0 No. 08570 Diesel Locomotive |
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| RailRoad BR 20T Brake Van 952004 |
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| LNER W1 Class 'Hush Hush' Streamlined 4-6-4 10000 |
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| Peckett W4 Class 0-4-0ST 490/1890 Crawshay Brothers Green Steam Locomotive |
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NEW BACHMANN AUTUMN BARGAINS!
Our EXPANSIVE range of Bachmann Bargains has grown with even more special offers available in all the major scales, including locomotives, units, rolling stock & accessories! 90+ products added to the below collection, either new bargains, further reductions or restocks! A selection of highlights are listed further down too. In total our entire Bachmann, Graham Farish, EFE Rail, Scenecraft Bargains collection includes over 550+ items! Limited stock available for the majority of these new bargains, with additional expected very soon!
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| Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Tank Lined Blue Steam Locomotive |
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| Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Tank Maroon (1539 'Derek Crouch') Steam Locomotive |
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| Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Tank Green (1700 'Wissington') Steam Locomotive |
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| SR Bulleid Booster CC1 SR Grey Electric Locomotive |
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We're bringing you all sorts of exciting models in various scales that had previously sold out but are now available once again only while stocks last.
These items are only available in limited quantities so snap up these rare releases and sought after stock before they're gone again for good! New additions added over the last few days include LOTS of previously discontinued OO models with more Rapido Trains UK wagons, Heljan locos and Hornby coaches now added! Many of these are previous favourites and are now hard to find HIDDEN GEMS!
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New HUGE reductions on Dapol N Gauge Diesel Locomotives, for a limited time!
Seven different versions of Dapol's N Gauge 59s are available at just £79.50, saving over 50% off the RRP!
Offers end at 11:59pm Sunday 19th October
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A BIG THANK YOU FROM RAILS!
We’re absolutely delighted to share some exciting news — Rails of Sheffield has been awarded Retailer of the Year in the Hornby Magazine Awards 2025 at the Great Electric Train Show on Saturday 11th October!
This achievement means so much to us, and it’s all thanks to you — our loyal customers who took the time to vote for us. Your continued trust, enthusiasm, and passion for the hobby inspire us every day to provide the best possible service and range of products.
We’re thrilled to know that so many of you have enjoyed the improvements and new enhancements we’ve introduced over the past year. Your feedback drives us to keep evolving, and we’re excited to continue serving you with even more in 2026.
From everyone at Rails of Sheffield, thank you for helping us reach this fantastic milestone. We couldn’t have done it without you. Further down this email you can take a look at other winners of the gauge specific awards from the Hornby Magazine Awards 2025 with links to buy them from Rails!
Here’s to another great year of model railways together!
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WATCH OUR VIDEO FROM THE GREAT ELECTRIC TRAIN SHOW
We had a fantastic time at the 2025 Great Electric Train Show yesterday - if you weren't able to make it - why not check out our video below! We had the opportunity to interview Pete Waterman about the latest version of 'Making Tracks' and spoke to many of your favourite manufacturers too!
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New limited time deal available on Heljan OO Gauge O2 'Tango' Steam Locomotives!
OO Gauge 12 different versions of Heljan's pristine Tango's available for just £139.50 saving 36% off the RRP!
Offers below end at 11:59pm Sunday 19th October
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With us approaching winter it's a perfect time for Rails to add a new group of wagons to the website. The Accurascale OO Gauge Beilhack Snowplough ZZA Twin Packs! Another member of the "Hattons Originals" range Accurascale took over in 2024, the ZZA snow ploughs feature a large amount of diecast construction, along with some rather tasty detail separately applied and etched metal parts. First delivery expected to arrive with Rails very soon!
Order a Twin Pack for £69.95 each
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We have also received a new batch of the newly tooled LNER Class J26 0-6-0 steam locomotives into stock from Oxford Rail! A limited number of LNER and BR liveried models are available right now with more set to arrive in the near future. These gorgeous little 0-6-0s are available at a fantastic price, either DCC Ready or pre-fitted with DCC Sound.
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We have received a restock of the popular NCE PowerCab digital controller starter set this week!
These never hang around for long due to them being one of the easiest to use and most-popular digital controllers in the industry, so you will want to act fast to secure yours now, especially while they are still at this reduced price too.
Starter Pack: £199.95
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We're proud to announce that we are now stockists of the fantastic Rusty Rails Modelling range of 3D printed accessories! With over 100 items (and regular additions) in the range across OO, TT, N and O scales, there's bound to be a part of your layout that can find a home for something from this range of high quality detailing parts, buildings and accessories. We've always admired the Rusty Rails range here (and a few of our team have already decorated their layouts with models from the range), and we're happy to celebrate five years of Rusty Rails Modelling too. Our first delivery expected to arrive from Rusty Rails Modelling very soon!
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Arriving this week from Bachmann is another new Class 350/3 4 Car EMU in lovely metallic colours of London Northwestern Railway. This metre-long masterpiece in miniature that will fit seamlessly into any modern scene with both analogue and DCC Sound Fitted versions arriving into stock
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Two new Northcord Model's 1:76 scale arrivals this week with a Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Greater Manchester Transport bus and Scania Omnicities Double Decker Metrobus now in stock.
These lines have been hugely popular on pre order so we recommend you order your required models today!
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The newly tooled Oxford Rail OO Fordson Tractor Rail Shunters are now in stock!
These modified farm tractors were far more affordable than purchasing a locomotive while also requiring less training to operate. This made them very suitable for goods yards, dock and factories. Order now for £10.15 each.
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We have received our first delivery from Miniocity, which are a budget friendly ranger of OO Gauge building card kits and accessories.
13 lines now in stock for immediate dispatch which include trees, animal figures, building card kits and more, order now from just £4.99.
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LOTS of pre owned and used locomotives added to our eBay store this weekend, we have currently over 8600 listings available for purchase Locos, coaches, wagons, rakes, diecast, kits and more currently available!
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